The Austrian’s jump from the edge of space broke a record for the live stream with the most current views ever on YouTube. More than 8 million viewers tuned into YouTube’s live video stream of Felix’s space jump.

The RedBullStratos hashtag is ranked in the top trending topics today on Twitter.

The social media community has expressed its admiration for Baumgartner on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram. The words “amazing” and “awesome” have been favourites of those who have tweeted.

OSO Natural Fuel tweeted: “One of the most awesome things we have seen in a long time”

The 9 minute record-breaking jump has been a great source of inspiration for many including writer Paulo Coelho who tweeted:

“Never accept your limitations – because there are NO limitations. Viva Felix! #spacejump"

Clare O’Driscoll wrote: “I woke up very early this morning & complained of exhaustion, then I remembered what Felix Baumgartner did yesterday, shut my mouth & go up”

Multiple jokes and play on words have been posted on Twitter upon Felix’s jump.

John Hooper: RT @edwardlucas: “Putin flyby to wish Baumgartner luck”

Water coolers at offices across the country were abuzz today with talk of the feat. A twitter user called "Liz" wrote: “So the general consent in the office is that Felix Baumgartner is insane but brilliant”.